Improvement in nutmeg-graters



S. W. GEAR. NUTMEG-GRA'IER. No.175,346. Patented March .28, 1am,

\A/TNEESES INVEN U UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL W. GEAR, OF CAMBRIDGE, ASSIGNOR TO DOVER STAMPING COM- PANY, OF

BOSTON, MAS SAOHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN NUTMEG- GRATERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,346, dated March28, 1876; application filed February 21, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. GEAR, ofCambridge, Massachusetts, have invented an I Improvement in Nutmeg-Graters, of which the following is a specification:

This invention has for its object the construction of a nutmeg-grater inthe followingdescribed Way. Reference is made to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification, in explaining the same,in which- Figure 1 is a plan of the front. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection; Fig. 3 a cross-section, and Fig. 4 a detail view.

I prefer to use sheet-tin for the purpose of my invention. The variousparts are punched out of the necessary size and struck up, as required.

The front A is a semicircular frustum of a cone, provided with asuitable grating area,

as shown,'the flanges e, and the head 0. The back B is made tapering,and of sufflcient width to furnish the laps f. The parts are unitedeither by first forming the laps f on the back and sliding the frontinto position, inserting the partition D, so that its edge will cured,and passes through a hole in the back,

and is bent, as shown.

This series of manipulations provides a desirable way for themanufacture of a strong and durable nutmeg-grater without the use ofsolder.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent- As a new article of manufacture, a nutmeggraterconsisting of tapering back B, semiconical front A, beaded at a, andhaving inserted in said bead a the partition D, the whole unitedtogether without solder by the flanges and laps e f, substantially asshown and described.

SAMUEL W. GEAR. Witnesses:

B. .S. PARKER, F. F. RAYMOND.

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